{"id":504299,"date":"2026-10-22T14:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T14:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/504299\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T14:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T14:40:16","slug":"santa-anas-dazzling-new-mural-captures-spirit-and-culture-of-this-orange-county-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/504299\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Ana&#8217;s dazzling new mural captures spirit and culture of this Orange County city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">There&#8217;s a new mural going up in the city of Santa Ana, meant to celebrate the 40th anniversary of <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ocsarts.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" dir=\"ltr\">Orange County School of the Arts<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cWhat side of the brush do I use?\u201d ABC7\u2019s Tony Cabrera asked, as he helped muralist Eric Michael with some finishing touches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The huge, new mural can be seen on 4th Street, in the heart of Downtown Santa Ana.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cDue to the Mexican influence of the mural itself, I opted to go with the papel picado design, which one of my students helped me do,\u201d Michael said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The muralist worked with students from Orange County School of the Arts to get it done, just as the school celebrates a big milestone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cThis is a dedication to the city of Santa Ana for all that they&#8217;ve done to embrace the school over the years,\u201d president and CEO Teren Shaffer said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201c(The mural is) in partnership also with <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/rdcgf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" dir=\"ltr\">Relampago del Cielo<\/a>, which is a professional ballet folklorico company based in Orange County, to celebrate their 50th anniversary and our 40th anniversary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Shaffer is proud of the project, and how it reflects the city&#8217;s vibrant arts community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cI&#8217;ve seen it come to life over the last few months, but the level of color and imagination and the beauty of ballet folklorico to me is stunning,\u201d Shaffer said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Michael said the mural captured depictions of actual Relampago del Cielo dancers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Now that it&#8217;s nearly complete, he said he&#8217;s full of pride.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cRealizing the magnitude of it and just looking back at the times that I just wished I could put something on the wall and now to do it to this scale is just a dream come true,\u201d Michael said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">We want to know what&#8217;s happening in your town! <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/tony-town-share-whats-happening\/16909639\/\" dir=\"ltr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Share with Tony here<\/a>and we may highlight your submission on ABC7.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 KABC Television, LLC. 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